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Ann


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Challenge: Anything But Landscape (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Location: home
Date: Jul 7, 2008
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2008

 Definitely not a landscape. Not even taken outdoors, although the leaf and snail came from there originally. One thing I learned about snails on this shoot is that their eyes are the black dots at the end of the antennae.

Post challenge:

Cool! Another ribbon! Just when I was thinking I'd never win another. Thanks, everyone!

This was a studio shot. I taped a leaf over the top of a lens hood and collected a bucket of snails from the garden. Very little post processing, just a bit of vignetting both top and bottom, and turned the saturation up to 11.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 247
Avg (all users): 7.0064
Avg (commenters): 8.0833
Avg (participants): 6.8378
Avg (non-participants): 7.1585
Views since voting: 8342
Views during voting: 274
Votes: 156
Comments: 30
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 07/27/2008 09:54:07 PM
Congratulations on your yellow!
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 07/27/2008 01:41:42 PM
Whats really great about this shot is that you have the colors and the setup of a landscape; even a nice object positioned there. Very well done, Nice work.
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 07/24/2008 07:05:49 PM
really nice shot...

BeN
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 07/23/2008 09:55:16 AM
super shot; you have many more ribbons in your future
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 07/23/2008 05:18:24 AM
Yayy Ann.
Great shot mate.
Different perspective.
Congrats on getting the Yellow.
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 07/22/2008 09:37:43 PM
A beautiful macro with great colors, congrats for the ribbon :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2008 10:10:23 PM
Congratulations Ann on your great finish. This is a wonderful macro.
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 07/21/2008 09:52:54 PM
Awesome! That is a flawless macro, and a snail is a great subject that you don't see every day. CONGRATULATIONS!

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 07/21/2008 07:17:57 PM
congrats on the ribbon with this great macro shot!!
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 07/21/2008 07:32:10 AM
Marvellous shot Ann , well deserved
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 07/21/2008 06:58:18 AM
Very beautiful
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 07/21/2008 02:09:08 AM
Great shot. Also, if you've never seen over the top with sylverster stalone....oh man, go see it.
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 07/21/2008 01:03:51 AM
Great shot, Ann. Glad it did so well for you. Big congrats on your ribbon.
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 07/21/2008 12:22:20 AM
Congrats on the Ribbon.
I like the Snail and the water droplets add to the composition.
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 07/21/2008 12:21:33 AM
Super clear! well deserved ribbon...Congratulations
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2008 01:57:55 PM
Top notch macro shot. Great details. Love the background, the leaf and the droplets. Composition cannot get any better than this, I suppose. My favourite here.
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 07/17/2008 09:49:57 PM
Great colours. Could you have a good macro without water droplets? 8
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 07/17/2008 05:58:24 AM
Great job, very interesting picture!!!
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 07/16/2008 07:27:19 PM
awesome detail and color - terrific
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 07/16/2008 01:07:34 PM
Tremendous picture - great detail and colour.

The blue could possibly have been a little punchier, but it really isn't an issue.
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 07/16/2008 01:08:06 AM
i like the shallow DOF, but my eyes keep coming back to the water drops instead of the snail for some reason
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 07/15/2008 11:32:14 PM
! love it! 9!
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 07/15/2008 07:21:25 PM
Very cool shot. Technically perfect. Great colors. And best of all, a different subject that you don't see much of on this site.
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 07/15/2008 04:10:37 PM
What a cool POV, great colours too.
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 07/15/2008 12:50:20 AM
razor sharp, really nice blend of colors.
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 07/14/2008 09:17:07 PM
Love it! my kind of image
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 07/14/2008 09:09:08 PM
This may well be my favorite. I love the colors/contrast, and it feels like its clear and blurred in all the right places. :) An all-around great photo.
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 07/14/2008 01:26:01 PM
Jason?? Man, I hate slugs.. but this on is very appealing to the eye. remarkable.
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 07/14/2008 10:51:47 AM
cool looking shot , love the colors, composition & perspective. 8
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 07/14/2008 04:58:21 AM
light and detail are superb...love this, hope it does well for you 8
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